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10 people are interested
Visitor Services Representative
ORGANIZATION: The National Park Service
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10 people are interested
In this position, the candidate orients visitors to the site, makes them feel welcome, and provides informal interpretation. The VC representative answers incoming phone calls, responds to general inquiries, provides information and/or directs calls appropriately (a phone directory and a list of who’s who at the site is in your orientation folder.) Throughout the day, the VC representative ensures the visitor center looks neat and professional and keeps the site bulletins well-stocked at the desk, and in the outside brochure dispenser. In addition to welcoming and informing visitors, answering phones, and the door, the VC representative records and tracks visitor statistics, and does other administrative tasks as assigned.
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About The National Park Service
Location:
99 Warren Street, Brookline, MA 02445, US
Mission Statement
The National Park Service preserves unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations. The Park Service cooperates with partners to extend the benefits of natural and cultural resource conservation and outdoor recreation throughout this country and the world.
Description
Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) is recognized as the founder of American landscape architecture. In 1883, after supervising the design and construction of such landmarks as Central Park and the US Capitol Grounds, Olmsted moved his family from New York City to 99 Warren Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. It was here that he also re-established his office. "Fairsted," as he called it, served as both a home and the world's first full-scale professional practice of landscape architecture. All the processes of design, from drafting to printing, were carried out here. Thousands of projects, from conception to completion, are reflected in the vast design records of the Olmsted firm. The work of the Brookline office continued for nearly a century with Olmsted, his sons, and their associates designing thousands of public and private landscape projects across the United States. The National Park Service acquired Olmsted's home and office in 1979 and maintains many of the working records in the interest of understanding and preserving the special places this firm created.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
99 Warren Streetbrookline, MA 02445
DATE POSTED
June 23, 2018
SKILLS
- History
- Office Reception
- Adult Education
- Research
- General Education
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16
- 12:30-4 Wednedays